Table 6D
2008 Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance(1)
National
Comparison of Growth and Anemia Indicators by Contributor
Children Aged less than 5 years (2)

Comparison of Growth and Anemia Indicators by Contributor (3,4)
Birthweight (5)
Contributor

Number Included
in Analysis

Low
% < 2500g

Low
Rank

High
% > 4000g

High
Rank
Alabama 36,968 12.2

(50)

4.3

(3)
Arizona 44,377 8.0

(11)

6.6

(24)
Arkansas 25,714 9.7

(33)

5.8

(11)
AZ I/Tribal Council 2,711 7.5

(10)

8.3

(40)
California 233,891 6.7

(2)

7.6

(34)
Cheyenne River-SD 160 9.4

(29)

9.4

(44)
Colorado 28,282 9.8

(35)

4.2

(2)
Connecticut 16,024 9.5

(30)

7.0

(30)
D.C. 3,045 11.0

(48)

5.0

(5)
Florida 133,354 9.7

(33)

5.8

(11)
Georgia 91,632 10.3

(42)

5.2

(7)
Hawaii 9,263 9.0

(24)

6.6

(24)
Idaho 11,643 7.4

(8)

7.0

(30)
Illinois 59,819 8.8

(21)

6.9

(29)
Indiana 45,066 9.6

(32)

6.2

(18)
Iowa 18,189 8.5

(18)

7.9

(38)
Kansas 19,418 8.1

(12)

6.4

(22)
Kentucky 42,701 9.8

(35)

6.1

(17)
Maryland 35,679 10.3

(42)

6.0

(15)
Massachusetts 31,082 8.4

(16)

7.7

(37)
Michigan 57,235 9.5

(30)

7.2

(32)
Minnesota 33,584 7.4

(8)

8.8

(42)
Mississippi 0 *

*

*

*
Missouri 43,541 9.2

(28)

6.3

(20)
Montana 5,505 8.2

(13)

7.4

(33)
Navajo Nation 2,994 7.0

(4)

6.7

(26)
Nebraska 12,246 8.5

(18)

6.7

(26)
Nevada 17,010 8.2

(13)

5.9

(14)
New Hampshire 4,457 7.1

(5)

9.6

(47)
New Jersey 44,281 9.0

(24)

6.2

(18)
New Mexico 6,619 9.8

(35)

4.7

(4)
New York 130,568 8.9

(22)

6.7

(26)
North Carolina 61,064 9.8

(35)

6.5

(23)
North Dakota 3,607 9.0

(24)

9.2

(43)
Ohio Child Hlth 0 *

*

*

*
Ohio-WIC 72,168 10.5

(45)

5.7

(10)
Oregon 22,459 6.7

(2)

9.5

(45)
Pennsylvania 67,539 10.1

(40)

6.3

(20)
Puerto Rico 37,208 11.4

(49)

2.7

(1)
Rhode Island 5,215 9.1

(27)

7.6

(34)
Rosebud Sioux-SD 277 6.1

(1)

9.7

(48)
South Carolina 0 *

*

*

*
South Dakota 5,160 7.3

(7)

8.0

(39)
Standing Rock-ND 167 8.4

(16)

12.6

(50)
Tennessee 22,047 10.1

(40)

5.0

(5)
Texas 233,919 8.9

(22)

5.6

(9)
Three Aff.Tribes-ND 115 10.4

(44)

8.7

(41)
Vermont 2,447 8.3

(15)

11.0

(49)
Virgin Islands 1,272 10.6

(46)

5.3

(8)
Virginia 35,908 10.0

(39)

6.0

(15)
Washington 46,619 7.2

(6)

9.5

(45)
West Virginia 13,431 10.7

(47)

5.8

(11)
Wisconsin 31,940 8.5

(18)

7.6

(34)
Nation
 1,909,620 9.0

6.4

Height and Weight (6)
Contributor

Number Included
in Analysis

Short Stature
% < 5th

Short Stature
Rank

Underweight
% < 5th

Underweight
Rank

Obese
% >=95th

Obese
Rank
Alabama 140,873 6.3

(31)

7.2

(50)

11.9

(8)
Arizona 181,654 6.7

(37)

2.7

(10)

15.8

(43)
Arkansas 88,127 7.8

(50)

4.7

(33)

11.5

(7)
AZ I/Tribal Council 11,521 5.5

(18)

1.5

(3)

23.6

(52)
California 989,591 5.1

(14)

5.6

(40)

15.5

(41)
Cheyenne River-SD 800 1.3

(3)

1.3

(2)

21.5

(49)
Colorado 106,342 7.9

(51)

3.5

(21)

8.2

(1)
Connecticut 59,088 3.6

(5)

7.6

(51)

12.3

(13)
D.C. 16,484 7.7

(49)

3.9

(27)

12.0

(10)
Florida 507,850 4.6

(7)

4.8

(34)

13.5

(27)
Georgia 326,413 6.9

(43)

3.1

(17)

14.2

(32)
Hawaii 36,444 6.4

(33)

5.4

(38)

10.8

(3)
Idaho 45,513 6.8

(41)

4.1

(29)

10.1

(2)
Illinois 152,392 7.6

(47)

6.2

(45)

11.9

(8)
Indiana 163,731 6.5

(34)

3.3

(18)

12.0

(10)
Iowa 76,257 5.6

(20)

2.8

(13)

14.5

(35)
Kansas 76,976 6.7

(37)

2.8

(13)

12.4

(16)
Kentucky 164,667 6.0

(24)

6.6

(48)

13.1

(23)
Maryland 131,211 6.0

(24)

3.3

(18)

14.0

(30)
Massachusetts 127,966 4.6

(7)

5.4

(38)

14.7

(37)
Michigan 240,409 6.9

(43)

3.8

(26)

12.9

(22)
Minnesota 142,629 4.9

(10)

2.6

(7)

12.8

(21)
Mississippi 108,893 10.2

(52)

6.5

(47)

14.5

(35)
Missouri 147,488 6.7

(37)

4.5

(31)

12.3

(13)
Montana 22,487 5.3

(17)

2.6

(7)

12.7

(19)
Navajo Nation 13,830 5.0

(11)

1.1

(1)

15.5

(41)
Nebraska 48,403 6.2

(28)

3.7

(24)

13.4

(26)
Nevada 61,796 6.7

(37)

3.5

(21)

14.3

(33)
New Hampshire 18,123 6.2

(28)

2.7

(10)

14.4

(34)
New Jersey 166,774 6.0

(24)

3.9

(27)

16.4

(45)
New Mexico 49,421 7.5

(46)

5.9

(43)

11.2

(4)
New York 481,925 4.2

(6)

4.4

(30)

13.8

(28)
North Carolina 202,638 5.6

(20)

7.7

(52)

15.1

(40)
North Dakota 15,187 4.7

(9)

2.5

(6)

13.8

(28)
Ohio Child Hlth 20,150 7.6

(47)

4.9

(35)

14.1

(31)
Ohio-WIC 297,403 6.5

(34)

3.7

(24)

12.4

(16)
Oregon 105,686 5.0

(11)

2.7

(10)

13.3

(24)
Pennsylvania 256,027 6.3

(31)

5.1

(36)

11.4

(6)
Puerto Rico 191,404 10.3

(53)

6.6

(48)

18.4

(48)
Rhode Island 23,640 5.9

(23)

3.0

(15)

16.3

(44)
Rosebud Sioux-SD 1,298 1.2

(2)

4.6

(32)

17.9

(47)
South Carolina 83,487 7.4

(45)

6.4

(46)

11.3

(5)
South Dakota 21,386 6.1

(27)

3.0

(15)

14.7

(37)
Standing Rock-ND 983 1.7

(4)

5.8

(42)

23.4

(50)
Tennessee 104,228 6.2

(28)

5.9

(43)

12.7

(19)
Texas 320,907 6.8

(41)

2.3

(5)

16.6

(46)
Three Aff.Tribes-ND 386 1.0

(1)

5.7

(41)

24.1

(53)
Vermont 13,525 5.0

(11)

3.3

(18)

12.5

(18)
Virgin Islands 5,118 5.8

(22)

8.2

(53)

12.3

(13)
Virginia 146,916 6.5

(34)

1.9

(4)

23.5

(51)
Washington 209,245 5.1

(14)

2.6

(7)

14.9

(39)
West Virginia 54,539 5.2

(16)

5.2

(37)

12.0

(10)
Wisconsin 126,769 5.5

(18)

3.5

(21)

13.3

(24)
Nation 7,107,000 6.0

4.5

14.1

Overweight Greater Than or Equal 2 Years (7)
Contributor

Number Included
in Analysis

85th - <95th
%

85th - <95th
Rank

>=95th
%

>=95th
Rank
Alabama 56,813 15.1

(8)

13.8

(17)
Arizona 75,338 16.0

(17)

14.6

(27)
Arkansas 38,591 15.9

(16)

13.9

(20)
AZ I/Tribal Council 5,823 21.1

(49)

23.5

(52)
California 301,643 16.0

(17)

17.3

(45)
Cheyenne River-SD 423 21.7

(51)

18.4

(48)
Colorado 43,476 14.4

(6)

9.4

(2)
Connecticut 25,623 15.7

(14)

15.5

(34)
D.C. 6,195 16.1

(21)

13.3

(9)
Florida 209,671 15.4

(11)

14.1

(24)
Georgia 124,533 16.6

(25)

14.8

(32)
Hawaii 16,106 12.1

(2)

9.3

(1)
Idaho 20,081 16.0

(17)

12.3

(6)
Illinois 63,414 15.3

(10)

14.7

(30)
Indiana 66,499 16.6

(25)

14.5

(26)
Iowa 33,548 17.5

(38)

15.1

(33)
Kansas 34,352 16.7

(29)

13.3

(9)
Kentucky 62,832 16.6

(25)

15.7

(36)
Maryland 54,866 16.8

(31)

15.7

(36)
Massachusetts 59,297 16.8

(31)

16.7

(43)
Michigan 103,523 16.6

(25)

13.9

(20)
Minnesota 65,607 17.0

(34)

13.4

(13)
Mississippi 44,807 15.5

(13)

14.6

(27)
Missouri 60,908 16.8

(31)

13.9

(20)
Montana 10,428 16.0

(17)

12.4

(7)
Navajo Nation 6,824 20.6

(48)

16.9

(44)
Nebraska 20,658 17.0

(34)

13.9

(20)
Nevada 23,348 13.8

(3)

12.9

(8)
New Hampshire 8,082 17.8

(42)

15.5

(34)
New Jersey 68,163 17.5

(38)

17.9

(46)
New Mexico 22,295 13.9

(4)

12.0

(4)
New York 209,713 17.4

(37)

14.6

(27)
North Carolina 96,381 16.3

(22)

15.7

(36)
North Dakota 6,551 17.5

(38)

13.8

(17)
Ohio Child Hlth 7,660 17.2

(36)

15.9

(39)
Ohio-WIC 125,011 15.8

(15)

12.2

(5)
Oregon 49,193 17.6

(41)

14.7

(30)
Pennsylvania 111,767 14.3

(5)

11.5

(3)
Puerto Rico 99,828 19.8

(46)

17.9

(46)
Rhode Island 11,466 16.7

(29)

16.2

(40)
Rosebud Sioux-SD 651 23.0

(52)

19.2

(50)
South Carolina 28,209 15.2

(9)

13.3

(9)
South Dakota 9,125 19.7

(45)

16.2

(40)
Standing Rock-ND 541 24.2

(53)

25.0

(53)
Tennessee 49,016 15.4

(11)

13.8

(17)
Texas 164,435 17.9

(43)

16.2

(40)
Three Aff.Tribes-ND 163 21.5

(50)

19.6

(51)
Vermont 7,009 16.3

(22)

13.3

(9)
Virgin Islands 2,339 11.8

(1)

13.6

(15)
Virginia 59,627 20.1

(47)

19.0

(49)
Washington 92,980 18.6

(44)

14.4

(25)
West Virginia 22,689 14.8

(7)

13.5

(14)
Wisconsin 55,875 16.3

(22)

13.6

(15)
Nation
 2,943,996 16.5

14.8

Anemia (8)
Contributor

Number Included
in Analysis

Low Hb/Hct
%

Low Hb/Hct
Rank
Alabama 92,890 18.9

(46)
Arizona 118,807 14.5

(34)
Arkansas 55,337 17.6

(43)
AZ I/Tribal Council 6,980 13.4

(28)
California 466,528 14.3

(31)
Cheyenne River-SD 531 13.0

(26)
Colorado 58,958 11.9

(19)
Connecticut 40,618 9.1

(10)
D.C. 10,615 30.3

(52)
Florida 329,165 17.3

(41)
Georgia 209,382 14.3

(31)
Hawaii 17,980 13.0

(26)
Idaho 31,097 12.6

(24)
Illinois 67,391 12.0

(20)
Indiana 111,604 15.1

(35)
Iowa 52,672 8.1

(5)
Kansas 51,194 11.4

(15)
Kentucky 99,273 12.3

(22)
Maryland 87,135 21.9

(50)
Massachusetts 69,872 11.7

(18)
Michigan 143,054 15.7

(38)
Minnesota 96,428 11.2

(14)
Mississippi 78,003 16.5

(39)
Missouri 96,831 16.8

(40)
Montana 16,305 7.6

(4)
Navajo Nation 10,773 8.7

(8)
Nebraska 29,322 14.3

(31)
Nevada 37,035 10.1

(11)
New Hampshire 10,532 12.6

(24)
New Jersey 112,586 18.8

(45)
New Mexico 24,780 15.5

(37)
New York 355,319 12.2

(21)
North Carolina 154,344 12.5

(23)
North Dakota 11,132 8.7

(8)
Ohio Child Hlth 0 *

*
Ohio-WIC 211,108 14.1

(30)
Oregon 59,280 13.4

(28)
Pennsylvania 174,229 20.9

(49)
Puerto Rico 143,159 5.6

(1)
Rhode Island 11,587 17.5

(42)
Rosebud Sioux-SD 970 27.5

(51)
South Carolina 41,319 18.3

(44)
South Dakota 15,318 8.4

(6)
Standing Rock-ND 766 18.9

(46)
Tennessee 63,859 8.5

(7)
Texas 690,010 20.1

(48)
Three Aff.Tribes-ND 293 11.6

(17)
Vermont 10,655 5.7

(2)
Virgin Islands 2,905 11.5

(16)
Virginia 96,629 15.3

(36)
Washington 108,318 10.7

(12)
West Virginia 40,026 5.7

(2)
Wisconsin 91,619 11.0

(13)
Nation
 4,916,523 14.9

(1) Reporting period is January 1 through December 31.
(2) Analyses based on one record per child.
(3) Excludes records with unknown data or errors.
(4) Rank compares this contributor's rate to other contributors. Rank 1 = best rate.
(5) Infants born during the reporting period included in the analysis.
(6) Based on 2000 CDC growth chart percentiles for length-for-age for children under 2 years of age and height-for-age for children 2 years of age and older.
(7) Based on 2000 CDC growth chart percentiles for weight-for-length for children under 2 years of age and BMI-for-age for children 2 years of age and older. 85th- < 95th percentile category identifies overweight children and >= 95th percentile category identifies obese children.
(8) Based on 1998 CDC MMWR, "Recommendations to Prevent and Control Iron Deficiency in the United States", altitude adjusted, children 6 months of age and older included in the analysis.
* Percentages are not calculated if < 100 records are available for analysis after exclusions.